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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. strike with disgust or revulsion;
- Example: "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
[syn: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage]

2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;
- Example: "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
- Example: "The news of the executions horrified us"
[syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

appal
    v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
         of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock,
         offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall,
         outrage]
    2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
       surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for
       my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
       [syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify]